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Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.USDA proposes new inspection rules for egg productshttp://thehill.com/regulation/healthcare/368086-usda-proposes-new-inspection-rules-for-egg-products
The Trump administration is proposing new safety rules for egg products that are used in food items like cake and pudding mixes, pasta, ice cream and mayonnaise. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (...dweaver@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)368086 at http://thehill.comTue, 09 Jan 2018 11:33:55 -0500Food Safety and Inspection ServiceNew regs for Wednesday: Meat labels, fitness-for-dutyhttp://thehill.com/regulation/pending-regs/299123-new-regs-for-wednesday-meat-labels-fitness-for-duty
Wednesday’s edition of the Federal Register contains guidance from the Food Safety and Inspection Service on what documents are needed to claim an animal was raised without antibiotics and a revision to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s policy for...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)299123 at http://thehill.comTue, 04 Oct 2016 10:01:11 -0400Food Safety and Inspection ServiceUSDA allows beef exports to Brazil http://thehill.com/regulation/other/290103-usda-allows-beef-to-be-exported-to-brazil
American producers will once against be able to trade beef with Brazil.The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it has reached an agreement with the Brazil Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply to allow U.S. beef and beef products to be...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)290103 at http://thehill.comTue, 02 Aug 2016 09:59:15 -0400Food Safety and Inspection ServiceUSDA finalizes new standards for ground chicken and turkey http://thehill.com/regulation/healthcare/268268-usda-finalizes-new-standards-for-ground-chicken-and-turkey
The Obama administration finalized new standards Thursday to reduce salmonella and other bacteria found in ground chicken and turkey products, as well as raw chicken breasts, legs and wings.The new standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)268268 at http://thehill.comThu, 04 Feb 2016 15:54:01 -0500Food Safety and Inspection ServiceUSDA finalizes record-keeping rule for ground beef http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/263107-usda-finalized-record-keeping-rule-for-ground-beef
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) finalized a new rule Monday that will require all producers of raw ground beef to keep records of where the meat has come from.The rule aims to help the FSIS improve its...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)263107 at http://thehill.comMon, 14 Dec 2015 10:29:39 -0500Food Safety and Inspection ServiceUSDA issues revised poultry processing guidelines http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/262990-usda-issues-revised-poultry-processing-guidelines
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published a series of revised guidelines on Friday to help poultry processors better control salmonella and campylobacter, another bacteria found in raw food products.The...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)262990 at http://thehill.comFri, 11 Dec 2015 17:07:24 -0500Food Safety and Inspection ServiceNew regs for Wednesday: Roaster chickens, flame-retardants and vending machineshttp://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/251354-new-regs-for-wednesday-roaster-chickens-flame-retardants-and-vending
Wednesday’s edition of the Federal Register contains news rules from the Food Safety and Inspection Service for roaster chickens, a petition to ban products that contain additive organohalogen flame-retardants and the possibility of new energy...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)251354 at http://thehill.comTue, 18 Aug 2015 10:26:22 -0400Food Safety and Inspection ServiceNew regs for Monday: Financial aid and meat labelshttp://thehill.com/regulation/242196-new-regs-for-monday-financial-aid-and-meat-labels
Monday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new rules from the Department of Education for how it handles financial aid and a final rule from the Agriculture Department for mechanically tenderized meat.Financial aid: The Department of...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)242196 at http://thehill.comFri, 15 May 2015 10:26:03 -0400Food Safety and Inspection ServiceUSDA finalizes mechanically tenderized meat label rulehttp://thehill.com/regulation/241935-usda-finalizes-mechanically-tenderized-meat-label-rule
The Obama administration finalized a rule Wednesday that will require meat packers to label beef that is mechanically tenderized.The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said consumers, restaurants and other...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)241935 at http://thehill.comWed, 13 May 2015 13:12:31 -0400Food Safety and Inspection ServiceRep. DeLauro: Finalize mechanically tenderized meat label rulehttp://thehill.com/regulation/healthcare/228332-rep-delauro-finalize-mechanically-tenderized-meat-label-rule
Following the release of a final labeling rule for added solutions in raw meat and poultry products, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) is urging the Obama administration to turn their attention to mechanically tenderized meat. DeLauro has been...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)228332 at http://thehill.comWed, 31 Dec 2014 14:22:25 -0500Food Safety and Inspection ServiceHealth groups want mechanically tenderized meat label rule finalizedhttp://thehill.com/regulation/healthcare/228254-health-groups-want-mechanically-tenderized-meat-label-rule-finalized
Food safety advocates are pressuring the Obama administration to finalize a rule before the year ends that will require meat packers to label beef that is mechanically tenderized. The Center for Foodborne Illness (CFI) Research & Prevention...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)228254 at http://thehill.comTue, 30 Dec 2014 11:48:04 -0500Food Safety and Inspection ServiceNew regs for Wednesday: nuclear disasters, porbeagle sharks, ozone standards and Lithuanian meat http://thehill.com/regulation/227252-new-regs-for-wednesday-nuclear-disasters-porbeagle-sharks-ozone-standards-and
Wednesday’s edition of the Federal Register includes rules from the Department of Energy for nuclear liability insurance, new rules for commercial fishing of porbeagle sharks, revised standards from the Environmental Protection Agency for ozone...lwheeler@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)227252 at http://thehill.comTue, 16 Dec 2014 10:31:24 -0500Food Safety and Inspection ServiceLawmakers: Poultry regs threaten food safetyhttp://thehill.com/regulation/pending-regs/200985-lawmakers-to-vilsack-withdraw-poultry-inspection-regs
Nearly 70 House members on Monday implored Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to abandon plans to overhaul the nation’s poultry inspection system with a slate of new regulations. The lawmakers argue that plans to remove some federal inspectors from...bgoad@thehill.com (Ben Goad)200985 at http://thehill.comMon, 17 Mar 2014 13:08:07 -0400Food Safety and Inspection ServiceUSDA gets new food safety headhttp://thehill.com/regulation/administration/193705-usda-gets-new-food-safety-head
The former deputy for food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been promoted.Brian Ronholm has been named the acting undersecretary for food safety, The Hill has confirmed, making him the top-ranking food safety official in the...jhattem@thehill.com (Julian Hattem)193705 at http://thehill.comThu, 19 Dec 2013 17:44:44 -0500Food Safety and Inspection ServiceUSDA criticized for salmonella responsehttp://thehill.com/regulation/administration/193599-usda-criticized-for-salmonella-response
Federal officials aren't doing enough to combat dangerous salmonella outbreaks, according to a new report.The Pew Charitable Trusts found that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) standards for chicken should be more stringent and more...jhattem@thehill.com (Julian Hattem)193599 at http://thehill.comThu, 19 Dec 2013 09:10:29 -0500Food Safety and Inspection ServiceLawmakers: No Chinese chicken in school lunchhttp://thehill.com/regulation/legislation/193508-lawmakers-no-chinese-chicken-in-school-lunches
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers is pushing to keep Chinese-processed chicken out of school lunches, and poultry slaughtered in China out of the United States altogether. In a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of committees...bgoad@thehill.com (Ben Goad)193508 at http://thehill.comWed, 18 Dec 2013 10:50:57 -0500Food Safety and Inspection Service